Mariam Chamilova

Mariam Chamilova
File:CHAMILOVA Mariam - Rythmic Gymnastics Delhi 2010 (5092359575) (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Born	(1994-01-10) January 10, 1994 Russia
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Canada (2010-2011)
Club	Kalev
Head coach(es)	Svetlana Joukova
Retired	yes
Medal record Pan American Championships Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Hoop Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Team Commonwealth Games Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Team Pan American Games Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Clubs

Mariam Chamilova (born 10 January 1994) is a retired Canadian rhythmic gymnast of Russian descent. She represented her country in international competitions.

Career

Mariam took up rhythmic gymnastics after a friend of her mother's, who was a coach in the sport, encouraged her mom to sign her up for classes. In 2009 she was crowned Canadian junior champion.

She became a senior in 2010, debuting in January at the World Cup in Montreal where she was 15th in the All-Around. In Corbeil-Essonnes she finished 27th overall. In May she took 16th place in the All-Around at the stage in Minsk. In late August she took 52nd place at the stage in Pesaro. She was then selected for the World Championships in Moscow, she was 24th in teams, 57th in the All-Around, 52nd with rope, 84th with hoop, 59th with ball and 60th with ribbon. In October she was part of the Canadian delegation at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, being 4th with ribbon, 5th with ball and in the All-Around, 6th with hoop, 7th with rope and won silver in teams along Demetra Mantcheva and Alexandra Martincek. In December ahe won team bronze and silver with hoop, being promoted of one place after Ruth Castillo Galindo was disqualified, at the Pan American Championships. That year she also won the senior Canadian Championships.

In 2011 she competed in the World Cup in Montreal, taking 8th place overall and with hoop, 7th with clubs and 6th with ball. In March she competed in Pesaro, being 31st in the All-Around. In the stage in Kyiv she took 16th place overall. In September Chamilova took part in the World Championships in Montpellier, finishing 67th in the All-Around, 71st with hoop, 74th with ball, 64th with clubs, 61st with ribbon and 20th in teams. A month later she was selected to represent Canada at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, she was 4th in the All-Around, with hoop and with ball, 5th with ribbon and won bronze in the clubs' final.

Mariam retired the following year after failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. She then graduated with a degree in law and started working in a law firm.